Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-28
ROANOKE CITY.
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK -rss DEMO.
Gratis THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
A Sensational Affair ct vinton Transfer
Of Property Alleged Fiend-
Other Notes

fCorrcspondence OF the Richmond DIspatchl
ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 26, 1857.
The political contest in this city
grows in interest, as the canvass pro-
crosses. The addresses of Hon. g. Il.
OFerrall and Major William NJ. Ellis
at the 0pera-Housea few evenings ago
have had a good effect in starting peo-
pie 10 thinking over the danger TO the
State should it fall into the hands OF
Malone and his party, and earnest
and effective work will be done
between this time and the election
by the true Democrats OF this
senatorial district. Colonel Hous-
ton, the Republican nomine
for the State Senate, is working quietly
TO secure his own election, but the
watchful eyes OF Democrats are upon
him, and enough is known of hisrecord
politically TO counteract any influence
he may be able 10 exert personally. de
has had some considerable experience
in politics, having had the honor of
being defeated for Congress once or
twice by Hon. S. j. Randall, of Penn
sylvania.
Major Ellis, the Democratic nominee
for the Senate, was here several days
last week seeing his friends, and made
n most agreeable impression on all who
met him. The Democrats are confident
OF success, bit are determined to be
none the less v;gilant or active on that
account.
The people OF Vinton. in this county.
were much excited last week by the an
tics Of 4. w. Paul, who marched Mayor
Vineyard, of that town, before Justice
Jones at the muzzle of a revolver, with
the avowed purpose of making him
sign retraction OF something he had
said 10 offend him. Paul was promptly
arrested and bound over in the sum
of 500 TO keep the peace for six months.
II seems that on the evening previous
he attended a protracted meeting at
Vinton and went to the mourners'
bench, where he asked the prayers OF
the ministers, saying he had had diff
Guilty with Mayor Vineyard and il the
latter did not sign retraction he would
kill LIN. As he was not certain how
tie matter would end, he desired the
prayers of the preachers in case his
plans should miscarry and he be killed
instead OF the Mayor.
Professor j. Russell Jones, a mine
ralogist, reports the discovery of large
vein of tin ore in Franklin county
about sixteen miles from this city. He
exhibits O mineral specimen which he
pronounces tin ore. and says the mine
In franklin county is practically mex
haustible. As tin is scarce in this cOun-
try the find will prove valuable one
should it turn out to be what the Pro
fessor claims it is.
Tie transfer OF the Office building OF
the Norfolk and Western and Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad Companies andthe
Hotel Roanoke property from the Roa-
noke Land and Improvement Company
to the Iron Belt Railway Company was
completed Friday. The latter company
give 800. 600 for the properties, $4,000
cash aud tue balance to be paid in
annual instruments of $4,000 each,
after the expiration of two years. Mr..
George Jacoby, so well and fayorably
known to the travelling public, is re-
tanned as manager of Hotel Roanoke.
Parties are now engaged III selecting
sites for cotton-mill and large flour
ing-mill which will be erected here as
soon as the preliminary arrangements
have been made. A canning company
has been formed here with capital
stock of $4,000, and work on the fac
tory will begin at once. House-build-
ing is progressing as actively now as in
the middle of the summer, aud there
is not the slightest falling off in busi-
ness in any direction. People have I'M
bounded faith in the future of this
city, and are showing it in the most
substantial manner. lobe.